Gravity: The Law of Attraction

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1 Gravity: The Law of Attraction 2009, Lecture 1, Oct Oct. 1, 2009 #1

2 Questions of the day: How are Force, acceleration, and mass related? Why is gravity the most important force for astronomy? How does the strength of the gravitational force change with increasing mass? How does it change with increasing distance? Why does gravity cause orbital motion? Oct. 1, 2008 #2

3 I. How do we define acceleration? To understand acceleration, we first need to look at an object s motion: Speed: Rate at which object moves speed = distance time units of m s example: speed of 10 m/s Direction of motion Velocity: Speed plus direction example: 10 m/s, due east Acceleration: Any change in velocity (either speed or direction) Sept 29-Oct 1, 2008 #3

5 Gravity causes acceleration All falling objects accelerate at the same rate regardless of their weight Air resistance can affect the acceleration of an object as well On Earth, g 10 m/s 2 : speed increases 10 m/s with each second of falling. Sept 29-Oct 1, 2008 #5

6 II. What is a Force? In Astronomy a Force is a pull (attraction) or a push (repulsion). Forces cause the direction and/or speed of motion to change. BUT Forces can cancel each other out (meaning no change in direction or speed) Acceleration requires a net force - not all forces on an object are cancelled Sept 29-Oct 1, 2008 #6

7 If speed changes or direction changes If both speed and direction are constant (or an object remains at rest) Forces... Sept 29-Oct 1, 2008 #7 Then there must be a net force acting on it! Then no force acts OR else the forces balance each other out.

8 Which of these do NOT have a net force (i.e. no acceleration)? 2. A car coming to a stop. 3. A bus speeding up. 4. An elevator moving up at constant speed. 5. A bicycle going around a curve. 6. A moon orbiting Jupiter. Sept 29-Oct 1, 2008 #8

9 III. What is mass? Not weight: your weight is different on the Moon! The amount of matter in an object: your mass is the same everywhere

10 IV. What are Newton s Laws & why are they important? Sir Isaac Newton ( ) Realized the same physical laws that operate on Earth also operate in the heavens one universe Discovered the three laws of motion Much more: Experiments with light; first reflecting telescope, calculus Sept 29-Oct 1, 2008 #10

11 Newton s second law of motion acceleration = Force mass Accelerations are responses to forces, and the acceleration is BIGGER for smaller masses (per pound of force) Sept 29-Oct 1, 2008 #11

15 Gravity is the primary force that matters for astronomy! Strong and Weak Nuclear forces have very short distance of influence (<10-12 cm). Electromagnetic force has a large distance of influence, but astronomical objects are not charged. BUT IN CONTRAST Gravity operates over any distance, and affects anything with mass. Oct. 1, 2008 #15

16 Getting to know Gravity Gravitational force is stronger between larger masses. The gravitational force gets weaker over larger distances. When a planet/star/galaxy is spherical, you can pretend that all the mass is in a single point at the center of the sphere, rather than an extended distribution IF THEN IS SAME. M M Oct. 1, 2008 #16

17 V. How does the strength of gravity vary with mass and distance? The Universal Law of Gravitation: Every mass attracts every other mass. The gravitational force between two objects increases when either mass increases. The gravitational force between two objects decreases as the square of the distance between their centers increases. Oct. 1, 2008 #17

21 So... a 1 =G M 2 d 2 Since M 1 has cancelled, the gravitational acceleration of an object doesn t depend on that object s mass. Your change in motion depends on every other mass in the universe, but not your own mass! Oct. 1, 2008 #21

22 Many things in the universe travel in (nearly) circular motion: Moons around planets Planets around stars Stars around the center of galaxies UFOs that get lost & don t ask for directions Oct. 1, 2008 #22

23 Many things in the universe travel in (nearly) circular motion: Moons around planets Planets around stars Stars around the center of galaxies UFOs that get lost & don t ask for directions Oct. 1, 2008 #23

24 VI. Why does gravity cause orbital motion? Why doesn t the moon fall into the Earth? How fast does an object have to be going to orbit another object? Oct. 1, 2008 #24

25 Gravity leads to circular orbits because IT PULLS. The Moon tries to travel in a straight path, but the gravitational pull of the Earth keeps tugging it back onto a circular path. Oct. 1, 2008 #25 It s the same for the Earth around the Sun, or the Sun around the center of the Galaxy.

26 Rules of Orbital Motion 1. The acceleration of an orbiting object only depends on the central mass. 2. If the central mass increases, the velocity of the orbit must increase to stay in orbit. 3. If the separation increases, the velocity decreases. V circular r V circular = GM central r Oct. 1, 2008 #26 M central

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